2016 Red Bull Ring GP3 Series round
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Round 2 of 9 rounds in the 2016 GP3 Series | |||
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Layout of the Red Bull Ring Layout of the Red Bull Ring | |||
| Location | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 4.326 km (2.688 mi) | ||
| Race 1 | |||
| Date | 2 July 2016 | ||
| Laps | 24 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Monaco Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | |
| Time | 1:19.041 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Monaco Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | |
| Second | Thailand Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | |
| Third | Netherlands Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Monaco Charles Leclerc | ART Grand Prix | |
| Time | 1:20.859 (on lap 11) | ||
| Race 2 | |||
| Date | 3 July 2016 | ||
| Laps | 17 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Switzerland Ralph Boschung | Koiranen GP | |
| Second | Thailand Alexander Albon | ART Grand Prix | |
| Third | Italy Antonio Fuoco | Trident | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Switzerland Ralph Boschung | Koiranen GP | |
| Time | 1:35.850 (on lap 10) | ||
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The 2016 Red Bull Ring GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 2 and 3 July 2016 at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. It was the second round of the 2016 GP3 Series. The race weekend supported the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix.
Background
[edit | edit source]Before the weekend commenced, Mahaveer Raghunathan announced that he would call time on his GP3 campaign to focus on his efforts in Auto GP.[1] In the weekend's only practice session, Giuliano Alesi withdrew from the weekend after an accident which saw him unfit to complete the rest of the weekend.[2]
Classification
[edit | edit source]Qualifying
[edit | edit source]It was a dominant session for the ART Grand Prix outfit with the top-three being Charles Leclerc, Alexander Albon and Nyck de Vries. Leclerc achieved a time of 1:19.071, half a second faster than his nearest competitor, Albon.
Race 1
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[edit | edit source]Standings after the round
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
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